For people with free time on their hands

I’ve decided to write a book. This book, I figure, will be a collection of humourous short stories a la David Sedaris (but with far less drug abuse). It would make sense to base it loosely around my blog…I’m thinking of writing two or three stories and then seeing if I can find a publisher. But I don’t know where to start – so if any of you want to help, could you nominate blog posts of mine you think could be the basis for stories? Sanks.

I know this wouldn’t form the basis of a humourous story, but the blogs which have stuck most in my mind(and please bear in mind that I am relatively new to this blog) concern the sexual assaults against women in Cairo after Eid. Although such things happen to women around the world on a daily basis, it was the sheer scale and the “pack mentality” of it which shocked me the most.

So.. You’ve started to run out of money (or might have already) and decided to make a bit of dough on the side. Aiight, I can see how that would work. But if you’re seriously thinking about the short stories project, getting a publisher isn’t the issue – worked for Macmillan Publishers myself – What you need to focus on, is the content. Personally, I’d just get some ad sense on your site with a couple of other web sponsors, it’s easier to make money that way, AND you’ll get a broader audience. One of my client’s blog sites alone gets a revenue of about 300-400$ a month on ad sense alone. So think about it.

I was hoping you’d do something like this. Write it in English, please, and, since it’s a collection of short stories, if you keep it short I think you’ll have a market for it here in the U.S. (I already have a publisher in mind for you!)BTW, I thought your story about your trip to Alex and the huge room all to yourself was pretty good.